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Ep. 462: This Week in Elon

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Elon Musk has been all over tech news and beyond lately, and this week was a perfect example. Not only did SpaceX catch a booster on landing, but he also held an event to show off Tesla's Robotaxi, Robovan, and updated humanoid robots. In other tech news, Apple quietly updated the beloved iPad Mini. Plenty of other topics to discuss in the world of technology and beyond. Enjoy!

Watch on YouTube!

INTRO (00:00)

Apple just announced a new, faster iPad Mini (05:40)

Submerged on Apple Vision Pro (11:15)

MAIN TOPIC: This week in Elon (14:15)

In an engineering feat, mechanical SpaceX arms catch Starship rocket booster back at the launch pad

Elon Musk unveils Tesla Cybercab, Robovan and updated Optimus robot at We, Robot event

DAVE’S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Apple Notes Math (27:40)

JUST THE HEADLINES: (36:05)

AI girlfriend site breached, user fantasies stolen

Red Dead Redemption finally comes to PC 14 years after its original release

Nintendo announces new game hardware: an alarm clock!

TikTok lays off hundreds of staff - to replace them with AI

Wimbledon line judges will be replaced with AI next summer

Robot vacuums hacked to shout slurs at their owners

TAKES:

Amazon and Apple strike deal to bring Apple TV+ to Prime Video (38:05)

Adobe announces a bunch of new AI tools at Adobe Max (39:55)

NIST proposes barring some of the most nonsensical password rules (42:20)

Microsoft (and more) Patch Tuesday, October 2024 (46:05)

Internet Archive hacked, data breach impacts 31 million users (47:10)

BONUS ODD TAKE: BBC Sound Effects Library (49:55)

PICKS OF THE WEEK:

Dave: Ventusky Weather App (53:45)

Nate: EENOUR Hat Press Machine, Mini Heat Press for Caps with 3 Heating Levels & Auto-Off, Handheld Cap Easy Press with 3"×5.5" Arched Heating Plate for 6-8 Hat Size, 19-26 Girth (59:10)

RAMAZON PURCHASE - Giveaway! (01:03:40)

Find us elsewhere:

https://notpicks.com - Find links to previous picks of the week

https://notnerd.com - All things Notnerd

  continue reading

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Ep. 462: This Week in Elon

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Elon Musk has been all over tech news and beyond lately, and this week was a perfect example. Not only did SpaceX catch a booster on landing, but he also held an event to show off Tesla's Robotaxi, Robovan, and updated humanoid robots. In other tech news, Apple quietly updated the beloved iPad Mini. Plenty of other topics to discuss in the world of technology and beyond. Enjoy!

Watch on YouTube!

INTRO (00:00)

Apple just announced a new, faster iPad Mini (05:40)

Submerged on Apple Vision Pro (11:15)

MAIN TOPIC: This week in Elon (14:15)

In an engineering feat, mechanical SpaceX arms catch Starship rocket booster back at the launch pad

Elon Musk unveils Tesla Cybercab, Robovan and updated Optimus robot at We, Robot event

DAVE’S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Apple Notes Math (27:40)

JUST THE HEADLINES: (36:05)

AI girlfriend site breached, user fantasies stolen

Red Dead Redemption finally comes to PC 14 years after its original release

Nintendo announces new game hardware: an alarm clock!

TikTok lays off hundreds of staff - to replace them with AI

Wimbledon line judges will be replaced with AI next summer

Robot vacuums hacked to shout slurs at their owners

TAKES:

Amazon and Apple strike deal to bring Apple TV+ to Prime Video (38:05)

Adobe announces a bunch of new AI tools at Adobe Max (39:55)

NIST proposes barring some of the most nonsensical password rules (42:20)

Microsoft (and more) Patch Tuesday, October 2024 (46:05)

Internet Archive hacked, data breach impacts 31 million users (47:10)

BONUS ODD TAKE: BBC Sound Effects Library (49:55)

PICKS OF THE WEEK:

Dave: Ventusky Weather App (53:45)

Nate: EENOUR Hat Press Machine, Mini Heat Press for Caps with 3 Heating Levels & Auto-Off, Handheld Cap Easy Press with 3"×5.5" Arched Heating Plate for 6-8 Hat Size, 19-26 Girth (59:10)

RAMAZON PURCHASE - Giveaway! (01:03:40)

Find us elsewhere:

https://notpicks.com - Find links to previous picks of the week

https://notnerd.com - All things Notnerd

  continue reading

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